Problem
- Aviation is still largely dependent on liquid fuel:
– Gravity and energy density
– Trip length (long-haul trips) - Positive developments in hydrogen and battery but still at the limits of science;
- Will be costly to transition to new energy sources;
- Airlines are dependent on others in the value chain – aircraft manufacturers and fuel suppliers;
- All Airlines need to transition to Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) by 2050;
- Right now less than 0.03% of all commercial aircraft are burning SAF;
- There are currently 4 suppliers globally of SAF with a total annual output of 26.4 million gallons;
- Currently less than 4.5 million gallons of SAF are being produced in the United States per year;
- The demand for SAF will continue to grow over the next 25 years.
Solution
The game-changer is Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF).
SAF is the only current viable and scalable solution to aviation’s climate challenge, Kepler GTL’s SAF:
- cuts life-cycle emissions by 70%
- is a “drop-in ready” fuel, i.e. can be used immediately, without adaptations to the aircraft engine
- SAF has already been used in 300,000 commercial flights
- Kepler GTL plant will produce approximately 120 million gallons of SAF annually
- Plant will also produce about 15 million gallons of Green Diesel and about 15 million gallons of NAPHTHA.
Kepler GTL believes we can provide some Airlines with enough SAF to meet their 2050 emissions goal by 2026.
The Solution is Simple
- Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), is the only current viable and scalable solution to meet the soaring environmental goals.
- According to ICAO, additional efficiency improvements in planes and engines are not likely to be enough. Meeting the 2050 goal will require fuels that have a lower carbon footprint.
Our SAF:
- cuts life-cycle emissions by 70%
- is “drop-in” fuel (i.e., can be used immediately, without adaptations to the aircraft engine)
- Proven SAF with over 300,000 commercial flights
- Kepler GTL will produce 120M gallons of SAF annually